No, according to my three teenagers even though I've already got an Ox. I prefer the 12 inch wheels and pneumatic tires. It's a lot more comfortable and less likely to send me over the handlebars when I hit an impediment like a stone.

As mentioned, scooters are so good for low-impact aerobic exercise while achieving some other purpose such as getting an ice-cream, chippies and coke from the local dairy. ;)

I have had a nice shiny MGP Pro for about a year and a half...I'm an overweight, balding, bespectacled middle-aged corporate banker.

I don't care.

My kids love to go scooting with me and I am quite happy scooting about on my own, too.

I had to add a pair of higher riser bars due to the low ride-height (and the eventual sore back stooping over the original bars gave me), but when I scoot past kids on scooters, I hear gasps of appreciation at the "customisation" of my scooter "especially for an old dude"...ha ha.

I kind of dress the same way i did when I was in my twenties, so to be honest, I probably look far worse off the scooter, than on it.